diff --git a/doc/api/vm.md b/doc/api/vm.md
index dfc0cfc6d7e056..23370340dfb9a8 100644
--- a/doc/api/vm.md
+++ b/doc/api/vm.md
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ added: v0.11.7
 * `object` {Object}
 * Returns: {boolean}
 
-Returns `true` if the given `oject` object has been [contextified][] using
+Returns `true` if the given `object` object has been [contextified][] using
 [`vm.createContext()`][].
 
 ## `vm.runInContext(code, contextifiedObject[, options])`